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	The various units of V Corps included at least two divisions that were enthusiastic participants in the exercises conducted by the Eleventh Army under the name [[Operation KOBALD]].<ref name="FM:SLDFp138"/>		The various units of V Corps included at least two divisions that were enthusiastic participants in the exercises conducted by the Eleventh Army under the name [[Operation KOBALD]].<ref name="FM:SLDFp138"/>
−	The liberation of Terra against [[Stefan Amaris]]' Military forces occupying the Terran Hegemony, would bring destruction of two of its Mechanized Infantry Divisions, as well as both of its Battle Regiments. Five years after the disbandment of the Star League, [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] called upon the [[SLDF]] to form what would be later called the [[Exodus Fleet]]. They left the Inner Sphere in [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]] in [[2784]].  The majority of the surviving regiments and divisions of the V Corps would join his fleet, with the exception of the 184th Mechanized Infantry Division, which did not muster for the journey into the Periphery.<ref name="SLSB">''The Star League'', p. 144 - 11th Army, V Corps TO&E listing includes which years and known fates of its component regiments and Divisions.</ref>	+	The liberation of Terra against [[Stefan Amaris]]' Military forces occupying the Terran Hegemony, would bring destruction of two of its Mechanized Infantry Divisions, as well as both of its Battle Regiments. Five years after the disbandment of the Star League, [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] called upon the [[SLDF]] to form what would be later called the [[Exodus Fleet]]. They left the Inner Sphere in [[Exodus]] in [[2784]].  The majority of the surviving regiments and divisions of the V Corps would join his fleet, with the exception of the 184th Mechanized Infantry Division, which did not muster for the journey into the Periphery.<ref name="SLSB">''The Star League'', p. 144 - 11th Army, V Corps TO&E listing includes which years and known fates of its component regiments and Divisions.</ref>
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{{infoBoxMilitaryCommand | image = [[File:Corps V (SLDF) logo.png|150px]] | Designation = V Corps | formed = [[Twenty-sixth century]] | Disbanded = | Previous Designation = | Nickname = | Affiliation = [[Star League]] | Parent Command = [[11th Army (Star League)|Eleventh Army]] | Sub-Command = }} ==Unit Description== The '''V Corps''' (also originally referred to as the 5th Corps) was a very large [[Star League Defense Force]] military formation, consisting of three Divisions of 27 Regiments worth of Frontline and additional Auxiliary support formations. ==History== ===Formation=== The V Corps was originally conceived with the formation of the [[Star League]] in [[2571]]. The Corps and its other sister formations were the brainchild of [[Shandra Noruff-Cameron]], First Commanding General of the SLDF. The Corps elements were built up from Terran Hegemony regiments participating in a massive military exercise on the Periphery border named Unified Triumph Military Exercise.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 47 - Reunification War/Battle Plans - then known as 5th Corps' formation from General Noruff-Cameron and Lord Ian Cameron's efforts building up unified force.</ref> Prior to the Reunification War, V Corps was responsible for the Capellan Military Region, and was initially poised for action against either the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] or [[Taurian Concordat]], but continued training problems within the Corps and ongoing anti–Star League activity within the Capellan Military Region kept V Corps out of both fronts.<ref name="H:RWp30">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 30, "V Corps"</ref> ===Reunification War=== By [[2575]], the Star League began to deploy against unwitting Periphery nations that caused problems for First Lord [[Ian Cameron]]. However, the Corps had to wait until [[2581]] when Lord Cameron, would place the 5th Corps into the war. The elements of the 5th would be assigned to take the Outworlds Alliance, with the [[VI Corps (Star League)|6th Corps]] and Brigade of [[Draconis Combine]] troops. The Outworlds Alliance Expedition was under the command of General [[Amos Forlough]], who would have his forces placed on the border with the Alliance in June. By late summer, General Forlough had the Expedition move into the Alliance taking worlds. The 5th Corps would be teamed with their House Kurita brigade and would take [[Schirmeck]], [[Tabayama]], and [[Weisau]]. The 5th Corps expedition's progress would be hampered by due to needs of SLDF forces on the [[Taurian Concordat]] front of the war. The General's drive to take the Alliance's capital world of [[Alpheratz]] was canceled by SLDF High Command and the demands of House Davion's First Prince, [[Alexander Davion]]. In [[2582]], General Forlough took worlds near the Alliance's capital. After the attack of the Alliance's [[Pitcairn Legion]] against the Rasalhague brigade, prove to be too much. Kurita forces went on a rampage after the destruction of their sister brigade, killing citizens and causing the destruction of Alliance's property. The 5th and other SLDF forces would be ordered by General Forlough to execute 10 percent of each world's population as deterrent to further attacks against him and the League. Citizenry of the alliance rallied to fight off what they saw as a cruel invader and through themselves fury of training in anti-'Mech warfare and attack them in human waves. The 5th Corps was left occupying worlds, while their Kurita forces took worlds for their motherland. They were order so due to House Davion refusal to provide provisions for them. Resistance to the League's occupation continued to grow stronger, as attacks by now trained citizenry continued. In [[2583]], the 5th Corps was ambushed on [[Tellman IV]], by Outworlds Alliance Army forces backed up by Pitcairn's Legion. The ambush cost the 5th Corps over two hundred BattleMechs, while only accounting for a hundred of the Alliance's machines. This ambush would later be known as the Day of Vengeance and would greatly deplete both sides of resources to fight. After the ambush, the campaign's commanding officer, General Forlough, was transferred to the Taurian warfront after the assassination of SLDF General Kincaid. His replacement, [[Major-General]] Franklin Barnex, would not be able get replacement troops for the damaged 5th Corps. This prevented the campaign from moving on to take the Alliance's capital. The Alliance would sign formal end of hostilities, with signing of the Peace of Cerberus.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 50 - Reunification actions.</ref><ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 19 Sowing and Reaping - The 5th Corps named as force being SLDF force targeted in the Day of Vengeance.</ref><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', pp. 42-43 - Alexander Davion's involvement with V Corps's missions in Outworlds Alliance campaign.</ref> After the war, the bulk of V Corps formed the major part of the [[Outworlds Alliance Army of Occupation]], establishing bases alongside the new Star League administration offices on each of the Outworlds Alliance worlds.<ref name="H:RWp160">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 157-160, "The Terms of Outworlds Freedom"</ref> === Later Years === By [[2764]], the Corps would be assigned to the Star League's Eleventh Army in the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] Military District.<ref name="SLSB"/> V Corps continued to play a prominent role in the SLDF throughout the Star League era, but the posting into Lyran Commonwealth space brought V Corps face to face with an enemy that had plagued the SLDF since the creation of the Star League - politicians. V Corps location not only exposed it to politicians from the Lyran Commonwealth but also the [[Terran Hegemony]] and the [[Draconis Combine]]; the last commanding officer of V Corps before the [[Amaris Civil War]], Major General [[Jayne Badler]] did her best to ensure that her troops remained out of the political arena, and was determined to ensure that those under her command remained focused on their battlefield role, not on the political or social scene.<ref name="FM:SLDFp138">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 139, "V Corps"</ref> V Corps was a well-supplied corps, in part because of its location but also because of the prestige the Corps had earned through the centuries and the significant number of Royal units within the Corps. Further improving the Corps supply situation was the presence of General Badler, an officer who came up from the ranks largely through the logistics trade and who knew how to work the system and take advantage of her extensive contacts within the Quartermaster Command. Badler's knowledge and influence was significant enough that when she was in command of V Corps it was rumored that she could obtain anything the Corps needed short of a [[WarShip]]. Despite her experience and influence within the supply chain, Badler still had to prove herself at every command posting she assumed after reaching the rank of [[Captain]]; if she was successful during her command of V Corps, Badler anticipated that success preventing her having to prove herself again.<ref name="FM:SLDFp138"/> The various units of V Corps included at least two divisions that were enthusiastic participants in the exercises conducted by the Eleventh Army under the name [[Operation KOBALD]].<ref name="FM:SLDFp138"/> The liberation of Terra against [[Stefan Amaris]]' Military forces occupying the Terran Hegemony, would bring destruction of two of its Mechanized Infantry Divisions, as well as both of its Battle Regiments. Five years after the disbandment of the Star League, [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] called upon the [[SLDF]] to form what would be later called the [[Exodus Fleet]]. They left the Inner Sphere in [[Exodus]] in [[2784]]. The majority of the surviving regiments and divisions of the V Corps would join his fleet, with the exception of the 184th Mechanized Infantry Division, which did not muster for the journey into the Periphery.<ref name="SLSB">''The Star League'', p. 144 - 11th Army, V Corps TO&E listing includes which years and known fates of its component regiments and Divisions.</ref> ==Officers== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name ! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command |- | colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the V Corps (Star League)''' |- | [[Major General]]||[[Laszlo Hooker]]||[[2581]]<ref name="H:RWp107"/> |- | Major General||[[Victoria Zibler]]||[[2583]]<ref name="H:RWp123"/> |- | Major General||[[Jayne Badler]]||[[2764]]-[[2772]]<ref name=FMSLDFp138>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 138</ref><ref name=COI>''Conflicts of Interest''</ref> |- |} ==Tactics== Unknown. ==Composition History== ===2581=== Administrative HQ: [[Sirius]]<ref name="H:RWp107">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 107, "SLDF Task Force Outworlds"</ref><br /> Commanding Officer: [[Major General]] [[Laszlo Hooker]]<ref name="H:RWp107"/><br /> Commanding Officer: [[Major General]] [[Victoria Zibler]] (from [[2583]])<ref name="H:RWp123">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 123, "Ki Zoban"</ref> Total Forces:<ref name="H:RWp107"/> * 9 [[BattleMech]] regiments * 9 [[Combat Vehicle|Armor]] regiments * 9 [[Infantry]] regiments * 3 [[aerospace fighter|aerospace]] regiments Component units:<ref name="H:RWp107"/> :<u>[[13th Royal Division|Thirteenth Royal Division]]</u> :*[[37th Royal Brigade|Thirty-seventh Royal Brigade]] :**CO: [[Lieutenant General]] [[Thomas Sexton]]<ref name="H:RWp120">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 120, "Haynesville"</ref> :*[[38th Royal Brigade|Thirty-eighth Royal Brigade]] :*[[39th Royal Brigade|Thirty-ninth Royal Brigade]] :**CO: [[Lieutenant General]] [[Juan Ernesto Sosa]]<ref name="H:RWp120"/> :<u>[[14th Division (Star League)|Fourteenth Division]]</u> :*[[40th Brigade|Fortieth Brigade]] :*[[41st Brigade|Forty-first Brigade]] :*[[42nd Brigade|Forty-second Brigade]] :<u>[[15th BattleMech Division|Fifteenth Division]]</u> :*[[43rd Brigade|Forty-third Brigade]] :**CO: [[Lieutenant General]] [[Clay Strombergs]]<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 113, "Weisau"</ref><ref name="H:RWp140">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 113, "Outworlds Alliance Front"</ref> :*[[44th Brigade|Forty-fourth Brigade]] :**CO: [[Lieutenant General]] [[Simone di Martino]]<ref>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 113, "Schirmeck"</ref> :*[[45th Brigade|Forty-fifth Brigade]] ===2764=== :'''Divisions''' :* [[331st Royal BattleMech Division]]<ref name=sl141>''The Star League'', p. 141,"Eleventh Army"</ref> :* [[151st Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref name=sl141/> :* [[153rd Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref name=sl141/> :* [[184th Mechanized Infantry Division]]<ref name=sl141/> :* [[80th Royal Jump Infantry Division]]<ref name=sl141/> :'''Independent Regiments''' :* [[135th Royal Striker Regiment]]<ref name=sl141/> :* [[208th Striker Regiment]]<ref name=sl141/> :* [[257th Battle Regiment]]<ref name=sl141/> :* [[541st Battle Regiment]]<ref name=sl141/> :* Unit Note ::* 2765 - V Corps would be stationed in the 1st District of the Lyran's Military Region in 2764, and by 2765 they would be redeployed to the 2nd District.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 141, 144 - Unit listing and where they were deployed in the years leading up to the Amaris Coup and the liberation of Terra.</ref> ::* 2779 - There is no specific information in notes where the V Corps's elements were located after the Liberation of Terra.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 144 - Lyran Commonwealth Military Region (LCMR) listing for the 11th Army and the 5th/V Corps as of 2779.</ref> ::* 2784 - Forces noted are forces still taking orders from the General Kerensky and joined them in [[Exodus Fleet]]. The 184th Mechanized Infantry Division was noted not being among the V Corps's surviving forces departing with Kerensky's Fleet.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 144 - Units noted being part of the Exodus Fleet and the one that wasn't.</ref> ==Notes== The unit was originally known as the 5th Corps in the original Star League sourcebook. It not clear if the Corps was still operational command when the Kerensky's Exodus. The 184th Mechanized Infantry Division is not listed among the units in 2784, due to the fact their status was listed as unknown. Likely that they were not active in the Corps when the Exodus happened. ==Rules== <div class="gamerules"> ===Reunification War=== * In battles that occur prior to [[2583]], when randomly generating force experience all V Corps forces apply a -1 penalty to the Random Experience Level roll.<ref name="H:RWp181">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 181, "The Star League"</ref> **This penalty doesn't apply from [[2583]] onward. * In battles that occur prior to [[2583]] all V Corps forces receive a -1 penalty to Initiative unless they are the defender in the scenario.<ref name="H:RWp181"/> **This penalty doesn't apply from [[2583]] onward. * In battles from [[2583]] onward V Corps units may Bank Initiative.<ref name="H:RWp181"/> * In battles from [[2583]] onward V Corps may select its own home edge in any battle in which it is the attacker.<ref name="H:RWp181"/> </div> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]'' * ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' * ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]'' * ''[[The Star League]]'' [[Category:Star League Defense Force Corps|Corps, 0005th]]

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